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Article Index: 1955

Category: Chronological Archive
Page Sections: July · September · October · November
JulyTitleDetails
Friday, 15 July 1955
15 July 1955Statement by the President Upon Signing Bill for the Relief of the Highway Construction Company.President Dwight D. Eisenhower
15 July 1955Statement by the President Upon Signing the Act Providing for a Highway Bridge Across Lake Texoma.President Dwight D. Eisenhower
SeptemberTitleDetails
Saturday, 24 September 1955
24 September 1955Automotive News Briefs: 24 September 1955Lodi News-Sentinel
24 September 1955Lodi Dealers See Preview Of New DeSoto Line
DeSoto dealers of the San Francisco region, including Boyd Mitchell and John Koenig, of Lodi, yesterday previewed the new 1956 DeSoto line.
News Article (text)
Publication: Lodi News-Sentinel
Topic: DeSoto
OctoberTitleDetails
Friday, 21 October 1955
21 October 1955Automotive News Briefs: 21 October 1955Brief News Articles (text)
Publication: MotoRacing
Topic: Sports Car Club of America
21 October 195535,000 FANS DUE FOR 2-DAY TORREY PINES ROAD RACES
Torrey Pines State Park, located just north of San Diego, becomes the mecca of sports car enthusiasts from all over the country and Mexico too, when the California Sports Car Club and San Diego Junior Chamber of Commerce stage a two-day race program there Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 22 and 23.
News Article (text & photo)
Author: Lester Nehamkin
Publication: MotoRacing
Topic: Torrey Pines Road Races
21 October 1955FOREIGN CAR FIRM GIVEN HOT BLAST
Executive committee of the National Imported Car Dealers Association has condemned the actions of representatives of a manufacturer of a foreign car who, the committee revealed, are seeking to invade the American market by using restrictive tactics that would outlaw the sale of other makes of cars.
News Article (text)
Publication: MotoRacing
Topic: National Imported Car Dealers Association
21 October 1955Here's a dish really worth racing for, no?
Alongside one of those spiffy, economical French Renaults Joyce displays the pewter Pimm's Cup Premier Award which she will present to the first-place overall winner of the six-hour endurance race Saturday, Oct. 22, at Torrey Pines.
News Article (text & photo)
Publication: MotoRacing
Topic: Torrey Pines Road Races
Special Collection: Cars & Curves
21 October 1955PEACE AND QUIET
I am sitting on the front porch looking at those girls wearing corsets in the Sears-Roebuck catalogue the other day when Harry Hubcap pulls up in front of the house in a new Morgan.
News Article (text)
Author: Jim Mourning
Publication: MotoRacing
NovemberTitleDetails
Tuesday, 29 November 1955
29 November 1955Automotive News Briefs: 28 November 1908The Pittsburgh Press
29 November 1955Perfect Circle Strike EndsThe Pittsburgh Press




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